Can someone recommend a good personal finance software program? I have not seen anything with great ratings?
adirondakdeb asked:
I’m trying to find a good basic financial planning software program that can help me keep up with household accounts and expenses. I would also like to learn about (beginner level) investing. I am looking for a software program or programs that can do this that other people like and have tried successfully. I’ve read reviews of various programs on a few major consumer sites and I find myself more confused than when I started. I need to balance the checkbooks, do taxes, calculate interest, watch regular payments and try some beginning investments. I’d really appreciate any ideas and direction you can point me in. Thank you!
Earl
I’m trying to find a good basic financial planning software program that can help me keep up with household accounts and expenses. I would also like to learn about (beginner level) investing. I am looking for a software program or programs that can do this that other people like and have tried successfully. I’ve read reviews of various programs on a few major consumer sites and I find myself more confused than when I started. I need to balance the checkbooks, do taxes, calculate interest, watch regular payments and try some beginning investments. I’d really appreciate any ideas and direction you can point me in. Thank you!
Earl
May 2nd, 2009 at 8:25 am
microsoft money. i use it.
May 2nd, 2009 at 10:04 am
Quicken is the best..
May 3rd, 2009 at 2:10 pm
we use microsoft Money and it seems to do everything that you are looking for. I think we have the step up version and not just the basic one though because of the investments.
May 5th, 2009 at 12:42 am
Quicken or Microsoft Money will work.
Personally I use Quicken but the only thing I don’t like about it is they make you upgrade to the latest and greatest every couple years. I had 2003 version but they stopped supporting it and cut off the online functionality so I had to upgrade even though 2003 did everything I needed…oh well. Not sure if Money does the same thing or not. Oh yeah, Quicken doesn’t handle Savings Bonds very well.